Climate at a Glance
Regional Rankings
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Northwest Climate Region
Precipitation Rankings, May 1988
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1988 1-Month |
2.53" (64.26mm) | 2.14" (54.36mm) |
0.39" (9.90mm) | 89th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1998 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1988 2-Month |
5.76" (146.30mm) | 4.50" (114.30mm) |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1996 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1988 3-Month |
9.19" (233.43mm) | 7.76" (197.10mm) |
1.43" (36.33mm) | 96th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 2011 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1988 4-Month |
10.81" (274.57mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-0.56" (-14.23mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1904 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1988 5-Month |
14.77" (375.16mm) | 15.90" (403.86mm) |
-1.13" (-28.70mm) | 48th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1924 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1904 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month |
20.48" (520.19mm) | 20.54" (521.72mm) |
-0.06" (-1.53mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1977 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1997 | ||||
|
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month |
22.99" (583.95mm) | 24.89" (632.21mm) |
-1.90" (-48.26mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1977 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1974 | ||||
|
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month |
23.16" (588.26mm) | 27.45" (697.23mm) |
-4.29" (-108.97mm) | 20th Driest | Driest since: 1987 | 1977 |
| 106th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1974 | ||||
|
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month |
23.40" (594.36mm) | 28.87" (733.30mm) |
-5.47" (-138.94mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1974 | ||||
|
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month |
23.84" (605.54mm) | 29.68" (753.87mm) |
-5.84" (-148.33mm) | 14th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month |
25.62" (650.75mm) | 30.40" (772.16mm) |
-4.78" (-121.41mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1974 | ||||
|
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month |
26.72" (678.69mm) | 32.13" (816.10mm) |
-5.41" (-137.41mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1977 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1996 | ||||
|
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month |
43.07" (1,093.98mm) | 52.65" (1,337.31mm) |
-9.58" (-243.33mm) | 5th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1930 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month |
54.78" (1,391.41mm) | 64.28" (1,632.71mm) |
-9.50" (-241.30mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1930 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1997 | ||||
|
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month |
88.12" (2,238.25mm) | 96.36" (2,447.54mm) |
-8.24" (-209.29mm) | 19th Driest | Driest since: 1979 | 1931 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1998 | ||||
|
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month |
117.74" (2,990.60mm) | 128.40" (3,261.36mm) |
-10.66" (-270.76mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1931 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1999 | ||||
|
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month |
156.78" (3,982.21mm) | 160.37" (4,073.40mm) |
-3.59" (-91.19mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1933 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1999 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Regional Time Series, published May 2021, retrieved on May 15, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/